A woman has died and a man has been admitted to hospital with serious injuries following a head-on collision near Lake Wivenhoe overnight.
Police suspected the two cars – a white Holden Commodore and a black BMW – were travelling in opposite directions on the Brisbane Valley Highway shortly after 11pm on Saturday when they crashed.
The driver of the Commodore, a 23-year-old Bracken Ridge woman, was declared dead at the scene.
Her passenger, a 24-year-old Mango Hill man, was assessed by paramedics for significant pelvic and leg injuries.
He was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition.
The driver of the BMW, a 30-year-old woman from Coominya, 85 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, also suffered significant pelvic and leg injuries and was taken to the same hospital in a potentially life-threatening condition
Officers said they were investigating reports that the Commodore had been seen hooning in the area with a large group just before the crash.
They called on anyone who might have seen the collision, or who has relevant footage, to contact police.
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